HEMPSTEAD, NY---Junior firstbaseman Chris Baker knocked in four runs and went five- for- five to help Old Dominion (28-24/19-11) win game two of the doubleheader, 8-4. Junior righthander Phil McCarthy picked up the win (8-4). In the first game Taylor Stuart's two out single in the 10th inning brought home Jared Hammer as Hofstra defeated the Monarchs, 6-5.

The loss ended ODU's eight straight CAA series win streak and will make the Monarchs the number two seed in next week's Conference Tournament in Wilmington, NC. ODU will play UNC Wilmington at 7 p.m. on May 26th and top-seeded James Madison will play fourth seeded Georgia State at 3 p.m.

Tickets for next week's CAA Championship tournament are on sale and can be purchased on-line at UNCWsports.com.

Baker is now hitting .302 with nine homers and 58 RBI and 21 doubles on the year
after hitting .571 with two homers, six RBI and three doubles for the weekend
series.

IN GAME ONE
Chris Baker put ODU up first with a solo homer over the right centerfield fence, his eighth of the season.

In the sixth Baker singled home Shelton and Josh Wright then scored on a error. Baker later scored from second on another Pride throwing error off Shawn Sizemore's hit, for a 4-0 lead.

In the seventh inning T.J. Thomas doubled with the bases loaded to score Hammer, Perez and A'Hara to cut ODU's lead to 4-3.In the eighth inning freshman Joey Burney singled in Chris Baker to give the Monarchs a 5-3 lead.

Hofstra came right back when Matt Reistetter singled home Logan Davis to make it 5-4, but Adam Wisniewski came on in relief and got out of the jam with three straight outs, including two strikeouts.

Hofstra then tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on Nasiatka's bases loaded sacrifice fly which scored Scott A'Hara.

Chris Baker led ODU with three hits, three runs scored and two RBI, while Burney had three hits as well in five at bats. The CAA tournament begins Thursday in Wilmington, NC.